Zucchini wrapped red snapper
Zucchini wrapped red snapper recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 4, 6 to 7 ounces, red snapper fillets, skinned
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 1 1/2 pound plum tomatoes, cut into chunks
- 2, 3 inch, strips fresh orange zest, removed with a vegetable peeler
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup chopped flat leafed parsley leaves
- 2, 7 inch long, zucchini, each about 1/2 pound
- Garnish: flat leafed parsley sprigs
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- In a small dry heavy skillet, toast seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant, being careful not to burn them, and cool.
- Brush an ovenproof skillet large enough to hold red snapper fillets in one layer with 3 tablespoons oil and cook onion over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until softened and slightly golden.
- Stir in seeds, cinnamon, and garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes and zest and cook, stirring, 5 minutes or until tomatoes are slightly softened.
- Stir in wine and cook, stirring, until most of liquid is evaporated.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in orange juice, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pat fillets dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Trim ends of zucchini and with a mandoline or other hand held slicing device, slice zucchini lengthwise into about twenty eight 1/8 inch thick strips.
- On a work surface, arrange fillets in one layer and place about 7 zucchini strips crosswise on top of each fillet, overlapping them slightly and leaving ends of fillet exposed.
- Carefully tuck ends of zucchini strips under each fillet and with a long spatula, transfer zucchini wrapped fillets, zucchini strip ends down, to tomato sauce. Fillets should be in one layer.
- Brush tops of fillets with remaining tablespoon oil and bake fillets in skillet in middle of oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Discard zest and divide fillets and sauce among 4 plates.
- Garnish fillets with parsley.
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